The history of canola
The Canola Council of Canada celebrates 50 years since the formation of the first industry association. Here are some highlights from the history of rapeseed and canola production in Canada.
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Plant establishment
The Canola Research Hub at canolaresearch.ca has a user-interactive research database. This article is based on the query “What are some of the factors that impact canola emergence?” with data drawn from a number of canola agronomic studies.
UCC to continue nitrogen trials
Ultimate Canola Challenge trials in 2016 tested a 25 per cent increase in nitrogen rates, but with only six successful sites, nitrogen trials will repeat in 2017.
Agronomist Abroad
Harvest tech lures me to Agritechnica
The massive farm machinery show in Germany has 30 giant galleries full of the latest tools, including straight-cut headers for canola and precision yield monitors.
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Canola stand establishment
In this series, Canola Council of Canada agronomy specialists take a particular agronomy challenge and provide solutions, with consideration for risks and costs. In this case, Autumn Barnes looks at stand establishment as a way to balance risk and profit.